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adaruby
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 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:08 am Post subject: Life after the DELTA. |
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nomad soul
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Who is this directed to and in what context?  |
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spiral78
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Those who already have a DELTA and still want an MA?
After my 15 years in ESL/EFL, I know 1 teacher with both... And she isn't on Dave's... |
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adaruby
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick?
For clarification - should it be needed - I hold a first degree, a CELTA, a DELTA, and I have applied to various UK universities for MA programmes but can't decide what to do next. |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| adaruby wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick? |
No, but you are a bit of a wanker with a reply like that.
A tad rude or what (even for a Brit)?
degree, celta/delta... so what do you want to be when you grow up?
Options:
MATESOL --> get into research or work at the tertiary level.
MA / M.Ed TEFL - back into schools --> work into head teacher positions.
MA linguistics - MA Applied linguistics --> again, back into academia.
M.Ed - educational admin --> PhD. --> school headmaster.
MBA --> run your own language center.
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Shroob
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
Those who already have a DELTA and still want an MA?
After my 15 years in ESL/EFL, I know 1 teacher with both... And she isn't on Dave's... |
I know plenty with both, it's becoming the standard if not already the standard for where I am (granted, it is a UK university setting).
The MA and DELTA complement each other well. |
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adaruby
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| suphanburi wrote: |
| adaruby wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick? |
No, but you are a bit of a wanker with a reply like that.
A tad rude or what (even for a Brit)?
degree, celta/delta... so what do you want to be when you grow up?
Options:
MATESOL --> get into research or work at the tertiary level.
MA / M.Ed TEFL - back into schools --> work into head teacher positions.
MA linguistics - MA Applied ling
uistics --> again, back into academia.
M.Ed - educational admin --> PhD. --> school headmaster.
MBA --> run your own language center.
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Well, call me special, but I think the initial post I made was clear enough- even if I am a wanker.
Anyway, thanks for your advice.
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| spiral78 wrote: |
Those who already have a DELTA and still want an MA?
After my 15 years in ESL/EFL, I know 1 teacher with both... And she isn't on Dave's... |
I know plenty with both, it's becoming the standard if not already the standard for where I am (granted, it is a UK university setting).
The MA and DELTA complement each other well. |
What are the subjects most tend to go for though? A few UK unis have offered me credits towards MAs in TESOL, but I'm not sure it would be worth my time to go down that road. |
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baa_baa
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| adaruby wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick?
For clarification - should it be needed - I hold a first degree, a CELTA, a DELTA, and I have applied to various UK universities for MA programmes but can't decide what to do next. |
She's not thick. You need to be nice. Nomad soul is the kindest one on this forum. You need to scat if you can't be nice. We have so much going on and we all are here for pleasure not so that you feel better on other peoples account. I have NEVER understood people like you. How does insulting someone else make you feel better? Why is it so hard to ignore and move on? |
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adaruby
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| baa_baa wrote: |
| adaruby wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick?
For clarification - should it be needed - I hold a first degree, a CELTA, a DELTA, and I have applied to various UK universities for MA programmes but can't decide what to do next. |
She's not thick. You need to be nice. Nomad soul is the kindest one on this forum. You need to scat if you can't be nice. We have so much going on and we all are here for pleasure not so that you feel better on other peoples account. I have NEVER understood people like you. How does insulting someone else make you feel better? Why is it so hard to ignore and move on? |
OK, fair enough. My apologies to Nomad Soul if their intentions were genuine, but I felt that my question was clear enough, and there was no need for the confused smiley at the end of his/her post.
Cyber hugs. |
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golsa
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| adaruby wrote: |
but I felt that my question was clear enough, and there was no need for the confused smiley at the end of his/her post.
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Where do you work at with which age group? You could do a MA in anything from young learners to adult education to applied linguistics. The emphasis of the program could range from practical teaching (which DELTA seems to have covered) to complete theory.
Maybe you'd prefer to get a MEd, which could include a teacher's license in your home country, so you could work at an international school. If you work in the middle east, applied linguistics seems to be the preferred qualification at the MA level. |
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adaruby
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| golsa wrote: |
| adaruby wrote: |
but I felt that my question was clear enough, and there was no need for the confused smiley at the end of his/her post.
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Where do you work at with which age group? You could do a MA in anything from young learners to adult education to applied linguistics. The emphasis of the program could range from practical teaching (which DELTA seems to have covered) to complete theory.
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I mostly work with young learners at the moment, so something like that would definitely appeal.
The applied linguistics courses intrigue me, but friends have said that the subject is terribly dull.
Anyway, thanks for your input; it's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. |
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nomad soul
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Adaruby:
I received your PM. Apology accepted. |
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MotherF
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I would choose a more academic-y MA. I don't have a DELTA, but I have the Interntaional House Diploma in Educational Management, which was very practical in content, and almost 20 years teaching experience.
Personally, I'd want to do an MA where I was actually learning something, not just validating my knowledge, so it wouldn't be TESOL, or TEFL, but Applied Linguistics, or possibly Translation Studies as that would bring in money outside of my teaching hours. |
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nomad soul
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For broader appeal, what about an MA focusing on curriculum and instruction? It's common in the US, but I think in the UK there are similar MA programs in something like Learning, Instruction, and Pedagogy.
By the way, you might also take a look at "What do you look for in a BA or MA degree program?" (http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=95138). |
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baa_baa
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| adaruby wrote: |
| baa_baa wrote: |
| adaruby wrote: |
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Who is this directed to and in what context? |
Are you a bit thick?
For clarification - should it be needed - I hold a first degree, a CELTA, a DELTA, and I have applied to various UK universities for MA programmes but can't decide what to do next. |
She's not thick. You need to be nice. Nomad soul is the kindest one on this forum. You need to scat if you can't be nice. We have so much going on and we all are here for pleasure not so that you feel better on other peoples account. I have NEVER understood people like you. How does insulting someone else make you feel better? Why is it so hard to ignore and move on? |
OK, fair enough. My apologies to Nomad Soul if their intentions were genuine, but I felt that my question was clear enough, and there was no need for the confused smiley at the end of his/her post.
Cyber hugs. |
thats sweet of you.. I want to apologize for saying what I said specifically about feeling better on others account.. I thought you meant to be mean.. I get your reason...
I felt awful saying that..I always wanted to say that. but I dont mean it. so i am very very sorry..
cyber hugs too  if you would accept it as well..  |
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